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London. It is kept in the original case, in which are drawers 
containing the insects, while others contain the plants and 
books. Smith long retained the collection and being a col- 
lector, received many specimens from friends. These it would 
seem, he placed in the drawers with the Linnaean specimens, 
so that as it now stands, the collection contains many speci- 
mens not properly belonging with the Linnaean material. 
This unfortunate condition is liable to cause confusion in any 
examination, as the Linnaean specimens can only be dis- 
tinguished by the handwriting on the labels. 
The work of Fabricius can be found in a number of col- 
lections in Europe. His personal collection is in the Zoological 
Museum of the Univeristy of Kiel, but he made numerous 
visits to different museums, naming the insects where he 
went, and many. of these are still in existence. 
At Kiel his collection is in glass-topped trays, the tops — 
being loose in many cases. The trays are in two large cases, 
one occupied almost entirely by beetles, while the Hymenoptera 
and some other orders fill the other. 
The two groups named, at least, are in fair condition, and 
the Hymenoptera are arranged to correspond with the Systema 
Piezatorum. Each genus has a special label, bearing besides 
the name, the number of the genus, as given in the Systema, 
and each species is preceded by a similar label giving the name 
and number of the species. In some cases the insect itself 
is missing though the label is present, and some numbers are also 
absent, probably because the book enumerated species he had 
seen and described, but which he himself did not have. 
Probably the next largest collection of Fabrician material 
is now in the British Museum of Natural History in London, 
and is known as the Banksian Collection. This material 
was obtained by Mr. (afterwards Sir Joseph) Banks and Dr. 
Solander, who accompanied the celebrated Captain Cook in 
his voyage to the South Sea Islands and around the world, 
from 1768 to 1771. It was studied by Fabricius between 1772 
and 1775 and the new species were published by him in 1775 
in his Systema Entomologiz and are indicated by the words 
‘“Mus. Bankianum,’’ or in his later writings by the words 
‘“Mus. Dom. Banks.’’ This collection was for years in the 
hands of the Linnaean Society, but is now in the British Museum 
